Weather
Speed and scale of Cyclone Gabrielle overwhelmed officials - report
The national emergency management system "sets up good people to fail", a review has found.
Probe into Civil Defence response to Cyclone Gabrielle to be released
A long-awaited report scrutinising Hawke's Bay Civil Defence's response to Cyclone Gabrielle will be made public today.
More than 1800 homes yet to receive flood classification
A West Auckland couple said they're sick of waiting to find out if their flood damaged home will be bought out, as their flood-affected neighbours are given the all clear to carry on with their lives… Audio
It might be a drought - but it's part of a 'perfect storm' facing farmers
Farmers are a resilient bunch, but the conditions they're facing are out of the ordinary, the Agriculture Minister says.
Farmers in top of South Island still facing extremely dry conditions
Many farmers across the top of the South Island are still facing extremely dry conditions, with no significant rain on the horizon. Agriculture Minister Todd McClay met with farmers in South… Audio
Heavy rain causes school closures, over 200 in evacuation centres in Fiji
All schools in the Northern, and Western education divisions, including Ovalau, will be closed on Monday.
Australia's north braces for Tropical Cyclone Megan
Residents in parts of Australia's Northern Territory and Queensland state were urged to prepare for a tropical cyclone that is forecast to make landfall in coming days.
Widespread flooding in Fiji, heavy rain warning issued
Fiji's Meteorological Service issued another heavy rain warning for the whole Fiji group on Sunday morning.
Widespread flooding in Fiji, heavy rain warning issued
Fiji's Meteorological Service issued another heavy rain warning for the whole Fiji group on Sunday morning.
Chilly nights ahead for many as mercury plunges to 4C
Time to dig the winter pyjamas out, with overnight temperatures set to get unseasonably cold.
Weather: Autumnal chill to hit this weekend
Temperatures are set to dip across New Zealand, with sprinkles of snow possible in the Canterbury and Otago high country.
Rare 'UFO cloud' out of this world
Beam me up, Scotty: It might look like a spaceship, but there's a scientific explanation.
Wellington councils wrestle with long-term water plan
The money the capital's councils are setting aside for new water pipes is not even half what Wellington Water wants for the next decade.
The Hutt Valley, Porirua, Wellington and the regional councils… Audio
Weather: 'Polar jet' to turn March weather into May
While temperatures have been gradually cooling as summer turns into autumn, expect that transition to speed up this weekend.
'Pretty barren': Farmers desperate for downpour as lake runs low
An irrigation scheme is running dry with only a week's worth of water left.
Timaru clocks 27C for morning
Metservice has described the unusually hot air as "a Föhn wind", or hairdryer in German. Audio
Timaru gardener shocked by warm morning
More now on the unusually hot temperature in Timaru this morning, where it climbed past 27 degrees at 6am, nearby Waimate was 26.7 and Fairlie was 25
Metservice meteorologist Clare O'Connor told… Audio
Unusually warm morning in Timaru
It's an unusually hot morning in Timaru, where was 25.7 degrees right just before 7am - but it earlier hit 27.
The temperature there this morning has soared from 19 degrees at 4.30 am to 27.2… Audio
Strong winds for lower South Island could reach 120km/h on Sunday
MetService has issued warnings and watches for the South Island on Sunday, with gale force winds to sweep through the lower half.
